Wicklow County Council grants permission for 71-home scheme at a 0.61-hectare site located, Co. Wicklow

In context

It is one of 108 housing scheme applications Wicklow County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,568 nationally. Of the 3,037 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 24 January 2026. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Wicklow County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

(i) demolition of the existing 3 no. dwellings at Coastguard Terrace and all associated structures including a cabin and shed; (ii) removal of hardstanding to the existing car park and part of the existing retaining wall to the rear of dwellings to be demolished at Coastguard Terrace; (iii) construction of a 99 no. unit residential development, comprising 34 no. one-bedroom apartments, 50 no. two-bedroom apartments and 15 no. three-bedroom apartments, contained within 2 no. Blocks (Blocks A and B). Block A ranges in height from 5-6 storeys and includes a total of 71 no. apartments (23 no. one-bedroom apartments, 37 no. two-bedroom apartments and 11 no. three-bedroom apartments), and 3 no. Commercial units (482.4sq.m) and a 2 storey Creche unit (242.7sq.m) accessed from Strand Road and Coastguard Terrace. Block B ranges in height from 4-6 storeys (5 storeys from ground floor level on Coastguard Terrace) and includes a total of 28 no. apartments (11 no. one-bedroom apartments, 13 no. two-bedroom apartments and 4 no. three-bedroom apartments). All apartment units proposed have access to private amenity space in the form of a balcony/terrace. The proposed development also includes: (iv) provision of bin stores, plant rooms, and bicycle stores and an undercroft car park area, accessible off Strand Road, (v) 82 no. car parking spaces will be provided to serve the development (including 5 no. accessible parking spaces, 16 no. EV car charging spaces) and 8 no. motorcycle spaces, (vi) 259 no. bicycle parking spaces will be provided to serve the development (including 172 no. standard spaces, 9 no. cargo and 78 no. visitor spaces (vii) provision of 2 no. pedestrian access points off Coastguard Terrace via a podium and further pedestrian access points along Strand Road; (viii) provision of an external play area to serve the creche unit (69 sq.m), landscaped communal open space (750sq.m), landscaped public open space (1100sq.m), public realm improvements to the sites Strand Road frontage including external seating areas and bicycle parking (719 sq.m); and (vix) all ancillary site and infrastructural works as necessary to facilitate the proposed development, including, works to retaining wall, foul/surface water drainage and attenuation areas, rain garden, water feature, sprinkler tank, ESB substation, upgrade to existing junction along Strand Road, general landscaping, boundary treatments, and public lighting